Congenital arthrogryposis: An inherited limb deformity in pedigree Suffolk lambs

Veterinary Record

Volumn 146, Issue 26, 2000, Pages 748-753

  Doherty, M L ^a   Kelly, E P ^a   Healy, A M ^a   Callanan, J J ^a   Crosby, T F ^a   Skelly, C ^a   Boland, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FORELIMB; GENETICS; LIMB; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PEDIGREE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROGRYPOSIS; CARPUS, ANIMAL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; MALE; PEDIGREE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

EID: 0034709505     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.146.26.748     Document Type: Article

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